{"id":516497,"date":"2022-11-26T22:29:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T19:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/company-termination-tore-me-apart\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T22:29:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T19:29:05","slug":"company-termination-tore-me-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/company-termination-tore-me-apart\/","title":{"rendered":"#Company termination &#8216;tore me apart&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27806e5f1c6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27806e5f1c6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/company-termination-tore-me-apart\/#%E2%80%9CCompany_termination_%E2%80%98tore_me_apart%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Company termination &#8216;tore me apart&#8217;&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1>&#8220;Company termination &#8216;tore me apart'&#8221;<\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>She was looking forward to a big family Thanksgiving when Toria Neal got a text that upended her life: the mother of four was losing her job, along with everyone else in her company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t believe my eyes,\u201d Neal, 36, told The Post. \u201cThe text said we were all being terminated and all our benefits including our health insurance were being terminated effective im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely. I had a really bad breakdown right there on the spot. I thought, what am I going to do?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neal and other workers at United Furniture Industries were shocked this week when the company canned all 2,700 of them at once, giving the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> in a text message just after midnight Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>Neal has four children under the age of 21, and \u201ca lot of bills to pay,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t sleep after I got the text,\u201d she said, breaking down in tears on the phone. \u201cIt tore me apart. It felt like such a betrayal. Not just of me but of all of us. I worry about the older employees there who take medication every day and won\u2019t be able to afford it after today without health insurance.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/toria-neal-united-furniture-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The devastating news came by text message around midnight Tuesday.\" class=\"wp-image-24798624\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/toria-neal-united-furniture-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/toria-neal-united-furniture-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/toria-neal-united-furniture-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/toria-neal-united-furniture-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/toria-neal-united-furniture-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>The life-altering news arrived via text message around midnight Tuesday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kenzie Neal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Neal worked as a traffic coordinator at the Mississippi branch of United Furniture. Some workers were asleep and didn\u2019t see it until the next morning; some reportedly began driving to work before they read the message.<\/p>\n<p>The company violated federal law by failing to give 60 days\u2019 notice before dissolving the operations, Neal has charged in a lawsuit. <\/p>\n<p>It was a difficult Thanksgiving, said Neal, who has been with United Furniture since 2015. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/toria-neal-united-furniture-4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Neal has accused the company of violating federal law by not giving 60 days notice before the termination.\" class=\"wp-image-24798626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/toria-neal-united-furniture-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/toria-neal-united-furniture-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/toria-neal-united-furniture-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Neal has accused the company of violating federal law by not giving 60 days notice.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kenzie Neal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/united-furniture-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"There are no explanations yet as to why the 20-year-old company ceased operations.\" class=\"wp-image-24798631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/united-furniture-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/united-furniture-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/united-furniture-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>There are no explanations yet as to why the 20-year-old company ceased operations.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">United Furniture Industries\/Face<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt was so hard and so emotional,\u201d she said of the holiday. \u201cI have family members who work there as well. I still find it difficult to talk about without breaking down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all left Monday saying, see y\u2019all tomorrow not knowing we might not see some people ever again,\u201d Neal said. \u201cWe still have personal stuff in there but it\u2019s all locked up right now. We had no inkling anything like this was going to h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en, either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One unidentified United worker sounded off about the mass layoffs <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pattonjmn4\/status\/1595164163797831681?s=42&amp;t=AUpg7pCdx6jkRkI5aH7i_Q\">on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I start another job I have to wait 90 days to get insurance. They texted me in the middle of the night. I lost all my benefits and I\u2019m a good employee. All my benefits are gone and I can\u2019t go to the doctor. I don\u2019t feel this is right. It is very wrong. It\u2019s in the middle of the holiday. I have light bills, water bills and kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neal\u2019s lawyer, Casey Lott, of Booneville, Miss., said the mass firing coupled with the abrupt termination of benefits is not only shocking \u2014 but illegal. Lott was the first attorney to file a class action suit last week against the company. Several more have been filed since. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/toria-neal-united-furniture-5.jpg?w=723\" alt=\"Neal, 36, has four children under the age of 21 and &quot;a lot of bills to pay.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-24798639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/toria-neal-united-furniture-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1446 1446w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/toria-neal-united-furniture-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1084 1084w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/toria-neal-united-furniture-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=723 723w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/toria-neal-united-furniture-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=361 361w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/toria-neal-united-furniture-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\"\/><figcaption>Neal, 36, has four children under the age of 21 and \u201ca lot of bills to pay.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kenzie Neal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The lawsuits are based on the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, which requires companies with more than 100 employees to give 60 days advance written notice before layoffs or shutting down.<\/p>\n<p>The mass firing was so mismanaged, Lott contends, that one of his clients in California was still buying inventory on behalf of the company Monday and that trucks were ready to roll out with deliveries that same day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t make a lot of sense,\u201d Lott told The Post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/united-furniture-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Several employees have fired lawsuits claiming the firing was mismanaged. \" class=\"wp-image-24798654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/united-furniture-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/united-furniture-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/united-furniture-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Several employees have filed lawsuits claiming the firing was mismanaged. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">United Furniture Industries\/Face<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAt the instruction of the board of directors \u2026 we regret to inform you that due to unforeseen business circumstances, the company has been forced to make the difficult decision to terminate the employment of all its employees, effective immediately, on Nov. 21,\u201d the company said in messages to employees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the exception of over-the-road drivers that are out on delivery. Your layoff from the company is expected to be permanent and all benefits will be terminated immediately without provision of COBRA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No one has yet explained why the 20 year old, Okolona, Miss-based company dissolved its operations so suddenly, but over the summer it had fired its chief executive, chief financial officer and executive vice president of sales, according to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.furnituretoday.com\/financial\/report-lane-shuts-down-all-employees-terminated\/\">FurnitureToday.com<\/a>.  Several weeks later, some 500 employees lost their jobs at multiple facilities in Winston-Salem, NC, and Verona, Miss,. and Victorville, Calif.\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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